Apr
21
Presentation
April 21, 2008 | | Leave a Comment
due: Monday 4/28 and Wednesday 4/30
5 – 7 minutes
Next week you will be presenting one of your three papers to the class in the form of an oral presentation. You can choose any of the three papers. You won’t be reading word-for-word, but rather presenting the class with a summary of your main point(s) and supporting evidence. What do you most want your audience to know about what you’ve written? Plan to speak from notes or note cards that are marked and highlighted to help you make eye contact with your audience, while also keeping your place in the presentation.
Presentations will be in the five-paragraph type format that you’ve been asked to avoid all semester.
I. Introduction: Get your audience’s attention with something interesting, insightful, and vivid. Make the purpose and main point of your presentation clear.
II. Main ideas: Here you can explain an example or a couple pieces of evidence you looked at in your paper. Explain what affect this evidence had on your argument or main idea(supported it, illustrated it, added to it, complicated it, etc.).
III. Conclusion: Summarize the topic and main idea(s). Close in a memorable way (give the audience “food for thought,” a vivid image, an anecdote, etc.).
For example
Essay 1 — Open with the scene or start in the middle of the action. Fill in the details of the story. Summarize its importance to you.
Essay 2 — Present your interpretation of Crash. Give one or two representative examples from the film that you explain in connection with your argument. End with your most refined version of your thesis.
Essay 3 — Introduce your topic. Open with an example or anecdote that illustrates this topic and what you want to say about it. Give evidence from your paper that contributes to making your point. Reiterate your point and leave your audience with something to think about.
Remember to:
Present yourself with confidence.
Use eye contact and gestures where appropriate.
Use voice inflection.
Avoid distracting mannerisms — playing with hair, tapping feet, clicking pen, etc.
Be prepared to answer any questions.
